Report: Mall Operator Won’t Hire Bedouin Security Guards

The management of Azrieli Malls, which operates 17 large-scale shopping malls across Israel, has decided not to hire Bedouin security guards at its Beer Sheva mall, Israel Radio reported Monday morning. The decision was made in response to a demand from the Israeli importer of Apple which operates the iStore chain.

The decision to stop hiring Bedouins at the Beer Sheva mall followed a break in at the local iStore. A Bedouin security guard who alerted management about the plans for the break in hours before it actually took place was suspended from his job suddenly and without an explanation.